diff --git a/.github/workflows/maven.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
similarity index 69%
rename from .github/workflows/maven.yml
rename to .github/workflows/ci.yml
index b8f96f559..55f286d3c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/maven.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -1,9 +1,23 @@
 name: CI
 
-on: [create, pull_request, push]
+on: [pull_request, push]
 
 jobs:
+  prepare_jobs:
+    name: 'Prepare: job optimization'
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      pr_found: ${{ steps.pr.outputs.pr_found }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Get current PR
+        id: pr
+        uses: 8BitJonny/gh-get-current-pr@2.2.0
+        with:
+          filterOutClosed: true
+          sha: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
   build:
+    needs: prepare_jobs
+    if: needs.prepare_jobs.outputs.pr_found == 'false' || github.event_name == 'pull_request'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ae7a93b40..86372b324 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 | You **cannot** use this library for Android app development. Have a look at [adamint/spotify-web-api-kotlin](https://www.github.com/adamint/spotify-web-api-kotlin), [kaaes/spotify-web-api-android](https://www.github.com/kaaes/spotify-web-api-android) and [Spotify's Android SDK](https://developer.spotify.com/technologies/spotify-android-sdk/) and [see why](https://github.com/thelinmichael/spotify-web-api-java/issues/120#issuecomment-363266591). |
 
 # Spotify Web API Java
-[![CI](https://github.com/spotify-web-api-java/spotify-web-api-java/actions/workflows/maven.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/spotify-web-api-java/spotify-web-api-java/actions/workflows/maven.yml) [![codecov](https://codecov.io/gh/spotify-web-api-java/spotify-web-api-java/branch/develop/graph/badge.svg)](https://codecov.io/gh/spotify-web-api-java/spotify-web-api-java)
+[![CI](https://github.com/spotify-web-api-java/spotify-web-api-java/actions/workflows/ci.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/spotify-web-api-java/spotify-web-api-java/actions/workflows/ci.yml) [![codecov](https://codecov.io/gh/spotify-web-api-java/spotify-web-api-java/branch/develop/graph/badge.svg)](https://codecov.io/gh/spotify-web-api-java/spotify-web-api-java)
 
 This is a Java wrapper/client for the [Spotify Web API](https://developer.spotify.com/web-api/).